---
title: Overview
description: "How to create your first alert with OpenStatus.dev"
---

If you connect notification channels to your OpenStatus account, you can receive
alerts when your services are down. We will contact you when an incident is
created.

<Frame caption="Create your notification channel">
  <img
    src="/images/notification/discord-notification.png"
    alt="Create your notification bot"
  />
</Frame>

## Notification channels

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Email ✉️" href="/features/notification/email">
    Receive an email
  </Card>
  <Card title="Slack 📣" href="/features/notification/slack">
    Get notified on Slack
  </Card>
  <Card title="Discord 🤖" href="/features/notification/discord">
    Get notified on Discord
  </Card>
  <Card title="SMS 📱" href="/features/notification/sms">
    Receive a text message
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
